Smoker&#39;s pipe



Nov. 23, 1948. 1 A]; D T: 2,454,436

SMOKERS PIPE V Original Filed Sept. 9; 1%43 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 23, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SMOKERS PIPE Albert E. Dietz, Washington, D. C.

Continuation of application Serial No. 501,685, September 9, 1943. This application June 24, 1946, Serial No. 678,799

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an improved smokers pipe, the present application being a continuation of my application for the same invention, filed September 9, 1943, Serial Number 501,685, now abandoned.

The salient object of the invention, perhaps, is to provide a pipe wherein the smoker may, by adjustably rotating the bowl, selectively choose, in one position of the bowl, what may well be termed a straight, strong smoke direct from the bottom of the bowl, in another position of the bowl a strong, flavored smoke, in another position of the bowl an unflavored, mild smoke, and in still another position of the bowl a flavored, mild smoke.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pipe employing a suitable flavoring agent in the form of a stick, across which stick the smoke will, when the bowl is properly adjusted, be caused to flow for flavoring the smoke as it is drawn into the mouth of the smoker, and wherein said stick may be readily removed and renewed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a, pipe wherein 'the bowl may be readily removed either to be cleaned or loaded or both.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a pipe employing a cage within the bowl, the lower part of which cage will serve to screen the smoke drawn from the bowl while the upper part of the cage will serve as a reticulate closure for the bowl, and wherein the cage may be readily removed and cleaned without removing the bowl.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pipe employing a valve in conjunction with the pipe stem, wherein suction through the stem will open the valve to admit smoke therethrough but wherein, by blowing on the stem, the valve will be shifted to close the smoke port thereof and open a port releasing the air into a drainage passage, and wherein a clean-out plug for said passage will be provided, which plug will also form the bottom of the bowl.

And the invention seeks, as a still further object, to provide a pipe which will be compact, and whereinthe stem may be swung to overlie the shell of the pipe so that the pipe, as a whole, may present a more or less spherical and symmetrical object which may be conveniently carried in the pocket of the user.

Other and incidental objects of the invention will appear as the description thereof proceeds, and in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved pipe, the stem and mouth piece being shown, in

2 dotted lines, in folded position over the pipe shell.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the pipe.

Figure 3 isa vertical section on the line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical section showing the bowl set for a strong, flavored smoke.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail horizontal section showing one of the detents for the pipe bowl.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary perspective view particularly showing the valve end of the pipe stem.

Figure 8 is a detail perspective view of the cage employed.

Figure 9 is a detail section showing the flavor stick employed.

Figure 10 is a reduced horizontal section on the line ill-10 of Figure 3.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ a more or less spherical shell l0 having a flat. thickened top wall H and closed at the bottom by a removable clean-out plug I! having a flange i3 countersunk in the shell, the plug and flange forming a flat base to sustain the pipe upright when rested upon a table or the like.

Formed on the shell at one side thereof is a curved, external boss l4 at the upper end of which is a tapered seat l5, and. leading downwardly from said seat -is a drain passage l6, normally closed at its lower end by the plug l2. The passage I6 is provided near its lower extremity with an outlet I'I through which moisture may freely drain, while the plug [2 may be removed when it is desired to clean out the passage.

Formed in the wall of the shell I0 is a smoke duct l8 which at its lower end enters the seat l5, and frictionally fitting in said seat is a removable stem l9 having a head 20 to engage said seat. At its upper end, the head is flared to provide a flange 2| while, as best seen in Figure '7, the wall of the shellv is recessed to receive the flange as well as to provide a shoulder 22 beneath which latter the flange normally rides for locking the stem against displacement. However, as best seen in Figure 2, the flange 2! is provided with a notch 23 which, when brought into register with the shoulder 22, will permit the stem to be removed, as will be well understood. Removably connected to the upper end of the stem is a mouth piece 24 and, as shown in dotted lines in Figure ,1, the stem may be rotated in the seat to a position extending over the upper portion of the shell ll] so that the pipe may be readily carried in the pocket of the user.

Fixed in the head of the stem is a collar 25 3 provided with a, port 26 normally communicating with the duct l8, and freely slidable through said collar is a tubular valve 2i open at its upper end and closed at its lower end, the valve being flanged at its ends to coact with the collar for limiting the valve in its vertical sliding movement. Any suitable means may be provided between the valve and collar to lock the valve against rotation, and formed in the valve is a port 28 normally exposed, as seen in Figure 3, below the lower end of the collar. Thus, the port 26 will normally be closed by the valve so that by blowing through the stem l9 any moisture may be expelled at the outlet However, upon the application of suction through the stem, the valve will be lifted to bring the port 28 thereof into register with the port 26, as seen in Figure 5, so that smoke may be drawn through the duct l8 and through the stem.

The shell 1.0 provides a smoke chamber 29, and formed through the .top wall of'said shell is a .central opening 30 Opposite which the bottom wall of the shell is cut away to provide a flanged seat 3| surrounding the upper end of the plug |2. The upper end of the duct l8 enters through .the wall of said opening, and formed through said wall, at a point ninety degrees from theupper end of theduct I8 is, as 'bestseen in Figure 4, a duct 32 communicating with the chamber 29.

The shell has but thetwo ducts "t8 and 32, as described, both ,of which enter the opening 39. For convenience, the duct I18 is identified as the long duct and the duct 32 as the short duct. To betterlocatesaid ducts, it may be noted, as seen in Figure 10, that the duct It lies adjacent the stem on the left, while .the duct 32 'is located at the near side of the shell ninety degrees from the duct I8.

Seated vin the wall of the opening 30 at the mouth of the duct |8 ,as well ,as at the mouth of the duct 32, as typified .in Figure 6, are resilient detents 33 of rubber .or other suitable material. These detents are provided with ,arouate, exposed edges which curve into the opening St and are formed with openings therethrough to register with the ducts l8 and 32 respectively. A like pair of detents 34 is also employed in the wall of the opening 30, as seen in Figures 4 and 5 "of the drawings, at points in said wall spaced ninety degrees from the detents 33. The detents '34 are in all respects identical with the detents 33 and are mounted in like manner, the only exception being that the detents 3.4 have no openings therethrough to communicate with ductsin the bowl, now to be described.

Removably fitting through the opening 3|! of the top wall of the shell i is a cylindrical bowl 35 provided at its upper end with a spherically shapedfiange '35 conforming to the curvature of the shell. As seen in Figures3 and 4 of the drawings, the wall H is cut away to-provide a circular seat 3'! for said flange so that the bowl, as a unit, may be readily rotated by frictionally engaging the fingers of one hand with said flange to impart a turning movement to the bowl. At its lower end, the bowl-is provided with a flange 38 to rotatably fit the seat 3| and, as will be observed, the plug -|2 forms the bottom'wall of the bowl.

Formed in the wall of the bowl 35 at diametric points are, as particularly seen in Figures 4 and of the drawings, ducts 39 and 4?]. Both of these ducts may, for convenience, be termed long ducts while, also, for convenience, the duct 39 may be identified as the strong duct while the duct may be identified as the flavor duct. By rotating the bowl, the upper ends of the ducts 39 and 40 may be selectively brought into register with either of the ducts I8 and 32 while the lower ends of said ducts 39 and 44 enter the interior of the bowl near the lower end thereof.

Formed in the wall of the bowl in a plane at a right angle to the plane of the ducts 39 and are, as seen in Figure 3 of the drawings, short diametrically disposed ducts 4| and 42. By rotating the bowl, the upper ends of these ducts may be selectively brought into register with the duct l8, while the lower ends of the ducts 4| and 42 emerge through the wall of the bowl near the upper end thereof to communicate with the chamber 29.

As 'will be perceived, the bowl is thus provided with the four ducts 39 and 4B, or long ducts, and 4| and 42, or short ducts, spaced ninety degrees apart about the periphery of the bowl, the two former ducts being long to communicate with the lower interior of the bowl and the two latter ducts being short to communicate with the-upper portion of the chamber 29. In this connection, it should be noted that at the upper endof each duct in the bowl is a socket 43 in the periphery of the bowl, as seen in Figure 6, the several sockets being adapted to frictionally and removably receive the curved edges of the detents 33 and 34 for yieldably holding the bowl stationary after it has been rotated to an adjusted position.

Formed in the wall of the bowl 35 from the lower end thereof is, as seen in Figure 9, a diagonal chamber 44 communicating at its upper end F with the lower end portion of the flavor duct 4|],

and closing said chamber is a removable plug =45. Removably fixed in said plug is a flavor stick 46 of any suitable or preferred flavoring agent, such as menthol, for instance. As willbe observed-the flavor stick 46 projects into the duct "40 so that smoke drawn upwardly through said duct from the lower end portion of the bowl will be caused to flow over the stick to be flavored thereby.

Referring now particularly to Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings, it will be seen that the bowis rotatably set to obtain a mild, unflavored smoke. As shown in Figure 3, the duct 4| of the bowl is in communication with the duct I3 of the shell while, as brought out in Figure 4, the duct 39 of the bowl is in communication with the duct 32 of the shell. In this position of the bowl, the ducts 4!! and 42 thereof are closed by the detents 34. Therefore, suction on the stem i9 will be communicated to the chamber 2!] through the ducts l8 and 4| and thence through the ducts 32 and 39 to the lower end portion of the bowl for drawing smoke from the bowl. The smoke will, of course, upon entering the chamber 29, tend to drop moisture therefrom,-sothat the smoker will experience a mild, unflavored smoke.

By reversing the bowl 35 from the position shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the drawings, a mild, flavored smoke may be had. When the bowl is so set, the duct 42 will communicate with the duct 48 while the flavor duct 40 will communicate with the duct 32, the ducts 39 and 4| being closed by the detents 34. Thus, smoke will be drawn from the lower portion of the bowl through the duct 4! to flow over the flavoring stick 46 whence the smoke will continue through the duct 32 into the chamber 22 and thence continue through the ducts 42 and i8 intothe stem I9.

For a straight, strong smoke, the bowl 35 is set to bring the duct 39 into communication with the duct it, when smoke may be drawndi-rect-fromthe lower portion of the bowl without passing through the chamber 29. Likewise, for a strong, flavored smoke, the bowl 35 may, as seen in Figure 5, be adjusted to bring the duct 49 into communication with the duct 58, when smoke may be drawn direct from the lower portion of the bowl to flow over the flavoring stick 46 without passing through the chamber 29. A wide range of selection as to the character or quality of the kind of smoke desired is thus provided. It is also to be noted that, regardless of how the bowl is set, the chamber 29 of the shell will tend to keep the bowl cool.

Removably fitting in the bowl 35 is a cage, as seen in detail in Figure 8 of the drawings. This cage includes a pair of metal straps 41 between the lower ends of which is fixed a circular screen 48 while between the upper ends of said straps is likewise fixed a screen hood 49 fitting in the upper end of the bowl to provide a reticulate closure therefor so that sparks may not spill from the bowl. As will be observed, one of the straps 4'! is continued across the top of the hood and is suitably fixed to the upper end of the other strap to provide a handle 5!] for lifting the cage out of the bowl. Thus the cage may be readily removed and cleaned and, in this connection, it is to be noted that the screen 48 overlies the lower terminals of the ducts 39 and 40 in the bowl so that the smoke drawn from the bowl will be strained through said screen while, also the screen will tend to prevent clogging of said ducts with tobacco at the bottom of the bowl.

To fill the bowl 35 with tobacco, the plug I2 is removed, when the pipe may be readily loaded. Similarly, to clean the pipe and empty it from the bottom, the plug is removed and also, if desired, the bowl 35 is withdrawn at the top of the shell l0 and the cage from the bowl, when access to the parts may be readily had.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A smokers pipe including a shell having a smoke duct and provided with a boss having a drain passage terminating in a seat, a stem engaged in said seat and provided with a valve gravitating to close said duct and establish communication between the stem and said drain passage but operable by suction on the stem to close said communication and establish communication between the stem and said duct, a bowl fitting in the shell and provided with a smoke duct leading from the lower interior of the bowl to communicate with the duct of the shell, and a removable plug at the bottom of the shell blocking said passage and forming the bottom of the bowl.

2. A smokers pipe including a shell having a smoke duct therein and provided with a stem to communicate with said duct, a bowl fitting into the shell and provided with a smoke duct leading from the lower interior of the bowl to communicate with said former duct, and a removable cage Number fitting in the bowl and provided with a portion overlying the lower terminal of the duct in the bowl and another portion forming a reticulate closure at the upper end of the bowl.

3. A smokers pipe including a shell providing a smoke chamber, a stem carried by the shell, the shell being provided with a long duct leading from the stem and with a short duct communicating with said chamber, and a bowl extending into the shell within said chamber and provided with a short duct communicating with said chamber and a long duct entering the bowl at the lower interior thereof, the bowl being rotatably adjustable to one position having the short duct of the bowl in communication with the long duct of the shell and the long duct of the bowl in communication with the short duct of the shell and to another position having the short duct of the bowl closed and the long duct of the bowl in communication with the long duct of the shell.

4. A smokers pipe including a shell providing a smoke chamber, a stem carried by the shell, the shell being provided with a long duct leading from the stem and with a short duct communicating with said chamber, a bowl extending into the shell within said chamber and provided with diametrically disposed short ducts and diametrically disposed long ducts adapted to communicate with said chamber, said diametrically disposed short ducts being in a plane at a right angle to said diametrically disposed long ducts with the diametrically disposed long ducts communicating with the lower interior of the bowl, and a flavoring stick carried by the bowl to project into one of the long ducts thereof, the bowl being rotatably adjustable to selectively match the ducts of the bowl with the ducts of the shell to provide a strong unflavored smoke direct from the bottom of the bowl, a strong flavored smoke direct from the bottom of the bowl, a mild unflavored smoke through said chamber, and a mild flavored smoke through said chamber.

ALBERT E. DIETZ.

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